Fr Tobias celebrated the 30th Anniversary of his priestly ordination at a Mass in St Pius X, Dundee, on Sunday 30th July. Friends and parishioners from Fr Tobias’s previous parishes in Pitlochry and Forfar joined with members of St Pius X and St Patrick’s, Dundee, for the Mass which was concelebrated by his brother priests from across the diocese and …
Scottish Bishops’ Emergency Appeal for Ethiopia: please be the hope they need
In February of this year, I visited Ethiopia with SCIAF. I found a country that, in addition to suffering from two years of brutal conflict, is now experiencing its worst drought in recent history. Rivers are dry, crops have failed and their animals are dead. It was clear that families have nowhere left to turn. They’ve lost everything. Communities are entirely …
Confirmation Day in Monifieth
Bishop Emeritus Stephen Robson and Mgr Aldo Angelosanto with the young people who received the Sacrament of Confirmation at Mass in St Bride’s, Monifieth, together with their sponsors, on Sunday 18th June, 2023. Photo courtesy of Eddie Mahoney
Tributes to Bishop Maurice Taylor RIP
The Bishop Emeritus of Galloway, Maurice Taylor, died peacefully at Dundonald House Care Home, Dundonald, Ayrshire on 14th June 2023. He was 97 years old and a bishop for 42 years. Maurice Taylor was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, on 5th May 1926, the eldest of four children. He attended St Cuthbert’s Primary, Burnbank; St Aloysius College, Glasgow and Our Lady’s …
First Communion Masses around the Diocese
Congratulations to the boys and girls at Ss Peter & Paul’s Church, Dundee who received their First Holy Communion. Photo courtesy of Eddie Mahoney Congratulations to the boys and girls at St Stephen’s Church, Blairgowrie who received their First Holy Communion on Sunday 11th June 2023 The pupils from St Clement’s Primary School celebrated their First Holy Communion at nearby …
Catenian Circle Celebrates 1000th Meeting
Dundee and Perth Circle of the Catenian Association celebrated its 1000th Meeting at the Invercarse Hotel, Dundee, on Friday 9th June. The occasion was timed to coincide with the Feast of St Columba, patron of our Diocese of Dunkeld and a Thanksgiving Mass was celebrated in St Andrew’s Cathedral on the following morning by Canon Kevin Golden, the Diocesan Administrator. …
Our Lady’s, Perth – First Communion Day
Congratulations to the boys and girls of Our Lady’s Primary, Perth, who celebrated their First Holy Communion on Saturday 10th June in Our Lady of Lourdes’ Church. The children are pictured here with their parish priest – Fr Martin Pletts.
Annual Schools Mass
Dunkeld Diocese’s Annual Schools Mass was celebrated in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee, on Thursday 1st June, 2023. The principal celebrant was Canon Thomas Shields and he was joined by priests from across the whole diocese. St Dominic’s Primary school were the host school – arranging the music and providing the readers at the Mass. The cathedral was packed to capacity …
Synod on Synodality – Continental update
A Diocesan update following the European Continental Assembly in Prague where feedback was gathered from Bishops Conferences across Europe – shared delegates from parishes from across the diocese following the Marian Procession in the Pastoral Centre, at St Mary’s, Forebank, Dundee.